Charsfield, Suffolk - St Peter's
Church of St Peter, Charsfield, Suffolk
Grade I Listed
List Entry Number: 1030343
Listing NGR: TM2542156574
More Information can be found on the link below:-
historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1030343
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Church of St Peter, Charsfield - in 1086 Doimesday there was a church here with 36 acres of land. The present stone church was rebuilt soon after. The 15c brick tower was built from several bequests including one from Henry Tolly in 1454 who left 33s.4d towards the building of a "new tower". It has 4 bells two cast by Brasyers of Norwich c1480 are inscribed "Hec fit sanctorum campana laude bonorum". and "sancta maria ora pro nobis"
The brick porch is early 16c when the walls of the nave were raised in height with the addition of brick above the flint stone. Round the base of the tower and porch are emblems of crown & arrows of St Edmund, chalice and wafer, and BVM initials M.
Restored in 1860s when "many dilapidated fittings were removed" including old pews and altarpiece.
Tower clock given by Alice Emma Whicker of Brook House in 1930.
Charsfield, Suffolk - St Peter's
Church of St Peter, Charsfield, Suffolk
Grade I Listed
List Entry Number: 1030343
Listing NGR: TM2542156574
More Information can be found on the link below:-
historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1030343
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Church of St Peter, Charsfield - in 1086 Doimesday there was a church here with 36 acres of land. The present stone church was rebuilt soon after. The 15c brick tower was built from several bequests including one from Henry Tolly in 1454 who left 33s.4d towards the building of a "new tower". It has 4 bells two cast by Brasyers of Norwich c1480 are inscribed "Hec fit sanctorum campana laude bonorum". and "sancta maria ora pro nobis"
The brick porch is early 16c when the walls of the nave were raised in height with the addition of brick above the flint stone. Round the base of the tower and porch are emblems of crown & arrows of St Edmund, chalice and wafer, and BVM initials M.
Restored in 1860s when "many dilapidated fittings were removed" including old pews and altarpiece.
Tower clock given by Alice Emma Whicker of Brook House in 1930.